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ghsa-86vq-8qhc-5rqw

Vulnerability from github

Published

2022-05-14 03:15

Modified

2024-01-04 21:32

Severity ?

5.9 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Summary

Apache Struts vulnerable to possible DoS attack when using URLValidator

Details

If an application allows enter an URL in a form field and built-in URLValidator is used, it is possible to prepare a special URL which will be used to overload server process when performing validation of the URL.

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  },
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  "id": "GHSA-86vq-8qhc-5rqw",
  "modified": "2024-01-04T21:32:56Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T03:15:07Z",
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  ],
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}

cve-2016-8738

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2017-09-20 17:00

Modified

2024-09-16 20:32

Severity ?

Summary

In Apache Struts 2.5 through 2.5.5, if an application allows entering a URL in a form field and the built-in URLValidator is used, it is possible to prepare a special URL which will be used to overload server process when performing validation of the URL.

References

▼	URL	Tags
	https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180629-0003/	x_refsource_CONFIRM
	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94657	vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID
	https://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-044.html	x_refsource_CONFIRM

Impacted products

▼	Vendor	Product
	Apache Software Foundation	Apache Struts

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